National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Friday met Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav in Kathmandu.
Earlier in the day, Jaishankar and Doval had called on Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.
Doval had assured Koirala that India will stand by the Nepalese people and help them in their rebuilding efforts.
Doval and Jaishankar also reviewed the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue and relief operations in the areas affected by the earthquake.
Sixteen teams of NDRF have been deployed in various areas of Nepal. The NDRF has rescued around 15 injured persons and retrieved 122 bodies.
In addition to this, several injured and needy people have been given first aid in the medical camps set up by NDRF.
The death toll caused by the devastating earthquake and aftershocks in Nepal has reached 6,110.
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